If nothing operates in a vacuum, then surely Bollywood's affect would span farther than just India and Hindi culture. While I applaud India's firm nationalist stance when it comes to film and media, and am glad they were able to successfully avoid Western imperialist cultural cinema, where is their impact on us? Surely a corporation so big, big enough to not only rival … [Read more...]
Homophobia in Christian Africa
In The Christian Revolution, Philip Jenkins discusses how Christianity has largely been claimed by white European nations, but is quickly becoming widely popular in the global south, especially nations in Latin America and Africa. I’m interested in examining the ways in which Evangelical American Christians have influenced these forms of Christianity. Jenkins argues that … [Read more...]
Environmental Advocacy: All Talk and no Action?
Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink use logging practices in Malaysia as a platform to spark conversation around deforestation and environmental advocacy networks. Keck and Sikkink argue that the Malaysian state of Sarawak and their logging campaign was different than most for three reasons. First, the conversation surrounding tropical forest logging took on a new form in the … [Read more...]
Making America Great Again in a Global, Neoliberal World
Nations, the macro-political structures that seem so integral to the very idea of human society as we conceive it, are at a crossroads. The introduction to The Retreat of the State, written by Susan Strange, outlines the issues facing nations in this age of global, neoliberal capitalism. This perceived loss of power from the state finds relevance in today’s election … [Read more...]
Education: The Global Institution
I read an article today from the Economist (here is the link: http://www.economist.com/whichmba/nothing-special-mbas-are-no-longer-prized-employers?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/nothingspecialmbasarenolongerprizedbyemployerswhichmba0) that was troubling, especially to over ambitious students who like to try and plan their entire future from undergrad until 40. The article was … [Read more...]
